How many bloodhounds have you got ?" "Why, I think we can muster half a dozen." "Ay, but do you know how to hunt them ?" "Not exactly; but I suppose we may depend upon the instinct of the dogs." "No, sir, you may not, unless to a very limited extent.

Those tories always, when pursued by bloodhounds, go down the wind whenever it is possible, and, consequently, leave very little trail behind them.

Your object will be, of course, to hunt them against the wind; they will consequently have little chance of escape, unless, as they are often in the habit of doing, they administer a sop." "What is a sop, my lord ?" "A piece of raw beef or mutton, kept for twenty-four hours under the armpit until it becomes saturated with the moisture of the body; after this, administer it to the dog, and instead of attacking he will follow you over the world.

The other sop resorted to by these fellows is the middogue, or skean, and, as they contrive to manage its application, it is the surer of the two.

Should you like to see Tom ?" "Unquestionably, my lord.